Tahoe Silicon Mountain: How “Civic Technologies” Can Create Happy Citizens and Improve Local Government

We are pleased to welcome Kevin Lyons to present at Mountain Minds Monday: “How Civic Technologies Can Create Happy Citizens and Improve Local Government.” 

At a time when citizens’ satisfaction with national and state government is low, there is a need for innovation at the local level to better serve citizens. 

Kevin Lyons, serial entrepreneur and a longtime “good governance geek,” is Co-Founder and CEO of Governance Sciences Group, the creator of FlashVote, which helps governments get rapid feedback from busy citizens. 

In this interactive discussion, Lyons will present the science of good government and discuss how and why government can end up off track. Learn how the future is bright for fixing these problems with technology all while saving money, providing more value and making citizens happier. 

You can learn more about Lyons’ company here: www.flashvote.com 

Mountain Minds Monday will be on Monday, July 10th, 6-8 pm at Pizza on the Hill, in Tahoe Donner at 11509 Northwoods Blvd., Truckee. A $5 fee includes pizza and salad. Before and after the presentation, there will be time for networking. 

Tahoe Silicon Mountain is a monthly networking group for people that live, work or vacation in the Truckee/Tahoe/Reno area. Most of our members are involved in the tech industry or are small business owners. Our typical topics of discussion are technology, startups, local businesses, our communities and the environment. All presentations are educational in nature. The event is livestreamed, recorded, and available on our website and local cable TV channel.

Find us online at:

• Join our email list: http://bit.ly/14XGofL
• http://www.tahoesiliconmountain.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/siliconmountain
• http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Silicon-Mountain-2706448
• http://www.slideshare.net/siliconmountain

See this month's topic here: http://www.tahoesiliconmountain.com/

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